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Yuk JS, Kim GS, Byun YS, Yang SW, Kim MH, Yoon SH, Seo YS, Kim BG. Effect of menopausal hormonal therapy on cardiovascular risks in Korean postmenopausal women: A nationwide cohort study. BJOG 2024. [PMID: 38465460 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between menopausal hormonal therapy (MHT) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to various regimens, dosages, routes of administration and starting ages of MHT. DESIGN A population-based cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Services database. SETTING Nationwide health insurance database. POPULATION Women who reported entering menopause at an age of ≥40 years with no history of CVD in the national health examination. METHODS The study population comprised 1 120 705 subjects enrolled between 2002 and 2019, categorised according to MHT status (MHT group, n = 319 007; non-MHT group, n = 801 698). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of CVD (a composite of myocardial infarction and stroke). RESULTS The incidence of CVD was 59 266 (7.4%) in the non-MHT group and 17 674 (5.5%) in the MHT group. After adjusting for confounding factors, an increased risk of CVD was observed with the administration of tibolone (hazard ratio, HR 1.143, 95% CI 1.117-1.170), oral estrogen (HR 1.246, 95% CI 1.198-1.295) or transdermal estrogen (HR 1.289, 95% CI 1.066-1.558), compared with the non-MHT group; the risk was based on an increased risk of stroke. The risk trends were consistent regardless of the age of starting MHT or the physicians' specialty. Among tibolone users, a longer period from entering menopause to taking tibolone and the use of any dosage (1.25 or 2.5 mg) were linked with a higher risk of CVD, compared with non-MHT users. CONCLUSIONS This nationwide cohort study demonstrated an increased risk of CVD, driven mainly by an increased risk of stroke, among tibolone and oral or transdermal estrogen users, compared with that of non-MHT users.
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- Jin-Sung Yuk
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Medi-i Women's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yuan Q, Santos HO, Alshahrani MS, Baradwan S, Ju H. Does tibolone treatment have favorable effects on obesity, blood pressure, and inflammation? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Steroids 2022; 178:108966. [PMID: 35065995 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.108966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The clinical effects of tibolone on cardiometabolic markers are an underlying question in postmenopausal women. We aimed to meta-analyze the effects of tibolone on anthropometric indicators of obesity, blood pressure (BP), and on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in postmenopausal women. Two independent reviewers searched Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/Medline, and Embase up to until 20 April 2021. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated through the DerSimonian and Laird random-effect models between the tibolone and the control groups. Data from 20 eligible included showed that tibolone treatment increased the body mass index (BMI) by 0.23 kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.017 to 0.45, p = 0.03) but did not significantly increase body weight (WMD: 1.128 kg, 95% CI: -1.76 to 4.02, p = 0.44) or waist circumference (WC) (WMD: 0.64 cm, 95% CI: -3.18 to 4.48, p = 0.74). Also, tibolone treatment neither changed the systolic BP (WMD: 2.60 mmHg, 95% CI: -2.52 to 7.72, p = 0.31) nor the diastolic BP (WMD: 0.711 mmHg, 95% CI: -2.52 to 3.94, p = 0.66), but increased CRP levels by 0.44 mg/L (95% CI: 0.10 to 0.78, p = 0.01). Tibolone treatment administered in postmenopausal women increased BMI and CRP but did not change body weight, WC, and SBP. Diastolic BP decreased after the tibolone intervention only in the studies lasting 26 weeks versus ˃26 weeks.
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- Qi Yuan
- Public Health Section, hospital of wuhan university of science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430064, China
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- School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Changchun Obstetrics-Gynecology Hospital, Changchun, Jilin Province 130042, China.
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Genazzani AR, Monteleone P, Giannini A, Simoncini T. Hormone therapy in the postmenopausal years: considering benefits and risks in clinical practice. Hum Reprod Update 2021; 27:1115-1150. [PMID: 34432008 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmab026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Menopausal symptoms can be very distressing and considerably affect a woman's personal and social life. It is becoming more and more evident that leaving bothersome symptoms untreated in midlife may lead to altered quality of life, reduced work productivity and, possibly, overall impaired health. Hormone therapy (HT) for the relief of menopausal symptoms has been the object of much controversy over the past two decades. At the beginning of the century, a shadow was cast on the use of HT owing to the concern for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks, and breast cancer, arising following publication of a large randomized placebo-controlled trial. Findings of a subanalysis of the trial data and extended follow-up studies, along with other more modern clinical trials and observational studies, have provided new evidence on the effects of HT. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE The goal of the following paper is to appraise the most significant clinical literature on the effects of hormones in postmenopausal women, and to report the benefits and risks of HT for the relief of menopausal symptoms. SEARCH METHODS A Pubmed search of clinical trials was performed using the following terms: estrogens, progestogens, bazedoxifene, tibolone, selective estrogen receptor modulators, tissue-selective estrogen complex, androgens, and menopause. OUTCOMES HT is an effective treatment for bothersome menopausal vasomotor symptoms, genitourinary syndrome, and prevention of osteoporotic fractures. Women should be made aware that there is a small increased risk of stroke that tends to persist over the years as well as breast cancer risk with long-term estrogen-progestin use. However, healthy women who begin HT soon after menopause will probably earn more benefit than harm from the treatment. HT can improve bothersome symptoms, all the while conferring offset benefits such as cardiovascular risk reduction, an increase in bone mineral density and a reduction in bone fracture risk. Moreover, a decrease in colorectal cancer risk is obtainable in women treated with estrogen-progestin therapy, and an overall but nonsignificant reduction in mortality has been observed in women treated with conjugated equine estrogens alone or combined with estrogen-progestin therapy. Where possible, transdermal routes of HT administration should be preferred as they have the least impact on coagulation. With combined treatment, natural progesterone should be favored as it is devoid of the antiapoptotic properties of other progestogens on breast cells. When beginning HT, low doses should be used and increased gradually until effective control of symptoms is achieved. Unless contraindications develop, patients may choose to continue HT as long as the benefits outweigh the risks. Regular reassessment of the woman's health status is mandatory. Women with premature menopause who begin HT before 50 years of age seem to have the most significant advantage in terms of longevity. WIDER IMPLICATIONS In women with bothersome menopausal symptoms, HT should be considered one of the mainstays of treatment. Clinical practitioners should tailor HT based on patient history, physical characteristics, and current health status so that benefits outweigh the risks.
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- Andrea R Genazzani
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Zhu Y, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Yan Q, Baradwan S, Găman MA, Zanghelini F. The effect of tibolone treatment on fasting blood sugar, insulin, insulin resistance and endothelial function in postmenopausal women: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Exp Gerontol 2021; 155:111586. [PMID: 34627872 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The menopause is associated in females with the presence of dysglycemia, insulin resistance and with the development of endothelial dysfunction. Tibolone (TIB) is a synthetic steroid compound with selective oestrogenic and, to a lesser extent, progestogenic and androgenic properties prescribed to postmenopausal women to alleviate the symptoms of the climaterium and to prevent the development of osteoporosis. However, the impact of TIB on fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) index and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in women has not been evaluated so far. Thus, to investigate this research question, we conducted the present systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS Two independent reviewers searched the Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/Medline and Embase databases up to 20 December 2020. The weighted mean differences (WMDs) and the 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using the DerSimonian and Laird random effects models between the TIB and control groups and included in the forest plot. RESULTS The overall findings were generated from 12 eligible randomized controlled trials. As compared to controls, TIB administration resulted in a significant reduction of FBS (WMD: -3.06 mg/dL, 95% CI: -5.30 to -0.82, P = 0.007), and of the HOMA-IR index (WMD: -0.61, 95% CI: -1.11 to -0.11, P = 0.01). However, treatment with TIB did not lead to significant changes of the FMD (WMD: 0.78%, 95% CI: -0.20 to 1.77, P = 0.12) or of insulin levels (WMD: -0.10 mIU/L, 95% CI: -2.04 to 1.83, P = 0.91). CONCLUSION TIB administration can decrease FBS and the HOMA-IR index in postmenopausal women. However, the use of TIB does not influence insulin levels or FMD.
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- Yinghong Zhu
- Department of Gynecology, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 271199, China.
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- Department of Gynecology, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 271199, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 271199, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 271199, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Department of Hematology, Center of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Postgraduate Program in Therapeutic Innovation, University Federal of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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The effect of tibolone treatment on lipid profile in women: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pharmacol Res 2021; 169:105612. [PMID: 33865986 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Inconsistencies exist with regard to influence of tibolone treatment on the lipid profile. The reasons for these inconsistencies might derive from several factors, i.e., differences in baseline variables, intervention duration, participants' health status or baseline body mass index (BMI). To address these inconsistencies, based on a systematic search in Scopus, PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, and Embase for papers published until 21 December 2020, we conducted the current dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the impact of tibolone treatment on the lipid profile. The overall findings were derived from 26 RCTs. Tibolone administration decreased total cholesterol (TC) (weighted mean difference, WMD: -18.55 mg/dL, CI: -25.95 to -11.16, P < 0.001), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (WMD: -9.42 mg/dL, CI: -11.83 to -7.01, P < 0.001) and triglyceride (TG) (WMD: -21.43 mg/dL, CI: -27.15 to -15.70, P < 0.001) levels. A significant reduction in LDL-C occurred when tibolone was prescribed for ≤ 26 weeks (WMD: -7.64 mg/dL, 95% CI: -14.58 to -0.70, P = 0.031) versus > 26 weeks (WMD: -8.84 mg/dL, 95% CI: -29.98, 12.29, P = 0.412). The decrease in TG (WMD: -22.64 mg/dL) and TC (-18.55 mg/dL) concentrations was more pronounced in patients with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2versus BMI < 25 kg/m2. This systematic review and meta-analysis discovered that tibolone decreases TC, HDL-C and TG levels. LDL-C concentrations are significantly reduced when tibolone administration lasts for ≤ 26 weeks.
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Willeit P, Tschiderer L, Allara E, Reuber K, Seekircher L, Gao L, Liao X, Lonn E, Gerstein HC, Yusuf S, Brouwers FP, Asselbergs FW, van Gilst W, Anderssen SA, Grobbee DE, Kastelein JJP, Visseren FLJ, Ntaios G, Hatzitolios AI, Savopoulos C, Nieuwkerk PT, Stroes E, Walters M, Higgins P, Dawson J, Gresele P, Guglielmini G, Migliacci R, Ezhov M, Safarova M, Balakhonova T, Sato E, Amaha M, Nakamura T, Kapellas K, Jamieson LM, Skilton M, Blumenthal JA, Hinderliter A, Sherwood A, Smith PJ, van Agtmael MA, Reiss P, van Vonderen MGA, Kiechl S, Klingenschmid G, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CDA, Uthoff H, Zou ZY, Cunha AR, Neves MF, Witham MD, Park HW, Lee MS, Bae JH, Bernal E, Wachtell K, Kjeldsen SE, Olsen MH, Preiss D, Sattar N, Beishuizen E, Huisman MV, Espeland MA, Schmidt C, Agewall S, Ok E, Aşçi G, de Groot E, Grooteman MPC, Blankestijn PJ, Bots ML, Sweeting MJ, Thompson SG, Lorenz MW. Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk: Meta-Analysis of 119 Clinical Trials Involving 100 667 Patients. Circulation 2020; 142:621-642. [PMID: 32546049 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.046361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND To quantify the association between effects of interventions on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) progression and their effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. METHODS We systematically collated data from randomized, controlled trials. cIMT was assessed as the mean value at the common-carotid-artery; if unavailable, the maximum value at the common-carotid-artery or other cIMT measures were used. The primary outcome was a combined CVD end point defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization procedures, or fatal CVD. We estimated intervention effects on cIMT progression and incident CVD for each trial, before relating the 2 using a Bayesian meta-regression approach. RESULTS We analyzed data of 119 randomized, controlled trials involving 100 667 patients (mean age 62 years, 42% female). Over an average follow-up of 3.7 years, 12 038 patients developed the combined CVD end point. Across all interventions, each 10 μm/y reduction of cIMT progression resulted in a relative risk for CVD of 0.91 (95% Credible Interval, 0.87-0.94), with an additional relative risk for CVD of 0.92 (0.87-0.97) being achieved independent of cIMT progression. Taken together, we estimated that interventions reducing cIMT progression by 10, 20, 30, or 40 μm/y would yield relative risks of 0.84 (0.75-0.93), 0.76 (0.67-0.85), 0.69 (0.59-0.79), or 0.63 (0.52-0.74), respectively. Results were similar when grouping trials by type of intervention, time of conduct, time to ultrasound follow-up, availability of individual-participant data, primary versus secondary prevention trials, type of cIMT measurement, and proportion of female patients. CONCLUSIONS The extent of intervention effects on cIMT progression predicted the degree of CVD risk reduction. This provides a missing link supporting the usefulness of cIMT progression as a surrogate marker for CVD risk in clinical trials.
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- Peter Willeit
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (P.W., E.A., M.J.S., S.G.T.)
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (L.G.)
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.)
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- Department of Medicine and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (E.L., H.C.G., S.Y.)
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- Hamilton General Hospital, Ontario, Canada (E.L., H.C.G., S.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands (F.P.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology (F.W.A.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands (W.v.G.)
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway (S.A.A.)
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (D.E.G., M.L.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine (J.J.P.K., E.S.), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine (F.L.J.V.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.)
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- 1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (A.I.H., C.S.)
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- 1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (A.I.H., C.S.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- Department of Vascular Medicine (J.J.P.K., E.S.), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing (M.W.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (P.H., J.D.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (P.H., J.D.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (P.G., G.G.)
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- Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (P.G., G.G.)
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Cortona Hospital, Italy (R.M.)
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- Laboratory of Lipid Disorders, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia (M.E.), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Atherosclerosis Department (M. Safarova), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Ultrasound Vascular Laboratory (T.B.), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.)
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- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia (K.K., L.M.J.)
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- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia (K.K., L.M.J.)
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- Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia (M.Skilton)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (J.A.B., A.S., P.J.S.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (A.H.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (J.A.B., A.S., P.J.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine (M.A.v.A.) Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (P.R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (M.G.A.v.V.)
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- VASCage GmbH, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innsbruck, Austria (S.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Herford, Herford, Germany (M. Sitzer)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands (C.D.A.S.)
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- Department of Angiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (H.U.)
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China (Z.-Y.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (A.R.C., M.F.N.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (A.R.C., M.F.N.)
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- AGE Research Group, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals Trust, United Kingdom (M.D.W.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea (H.-W.P., M.-S.L.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University, Jinju, South Korea (M.-S.L.)
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- Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea (J.-H.B.)
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Reina Sofia Hospital, Murcia, Spain (E.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (K.W., S.E.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (K.W., S.E.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Holbaek Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (M.H.O.)
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- MRC Population Health Research Unit, Clinical Trial Service Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (D.P.)
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre (N.S.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Reina Sofia Hospital, Murcia, Spain (E.B.)
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- Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (M.V.H.)
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (M.A.E.)
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- Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (C.S.)
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- Oslo University Hospital Ullevål and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (S.A.)
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- Nephrology Department, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey (E.O, G.A.)
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- Nephrology Department, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey (E.O, G.A.)
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- Imagelabonline & Cardiovascular, Eindhoven and Lunteren, the Netherlands (E.d.G.)
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- Department of Nephrology (M.P.C.G.), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology (P.J.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (D.E.G., M.L.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (M.J.S.)
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (P.W., E.A., M.J.S., S.G.T.)
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.)
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Yoon BK. Risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2019. [DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2019.62.3.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Byung-Koo Yoon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hong W, Guo RQ, Chen JL, Han EH, Wu T. The implementation of the elastography score in combination with ultrasound prevents unnecessary biopsy of cardiac lesions. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 97:395-401. [PMID: 29091889 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.10.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The pathological technique is time consuming, costly, and patients are not preferred routinely. Histopathological findings have very low affectability and greater occurrence of β-errors, specifically in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathies. Angiography provides a two-dimensional view only. Vascular ultrasound elastography is a comparatively simple diagnostic method with a high resolution of images. The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of ultrasound, followed by elastography with coronary angiography and endomyocardial biopsy, in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in a Chinese population. A total of 792, patients pathologically abnormal (study group, n=396) and normal (non-study group, n=396), respectively, were included in the experimental diagnostic study. The patients were diagnosed by coronary angiography, endomyocardial biopsy of cardiac lesions, and the Lagrangian speckle model estimator implementation followed by elastography. The study group patients were observed for 38 months after diagnosis. The Mann-Whitney U test followed by Dunnett's multiple comparisons test was used to compare histopathological findings and elastic modulus values between study group and non-study group subjects at a 99% of confidence level. Pathology did reveal a significant cardiac abnormality in the study group patients at baseline. In the angiogram, indistinguishable differences between two distinct parts of the artery were reported. However, the ultrasound images were showed an obvious change in the diameter of the artery for the study group patients (p<0.0001, q=34.301). The histopathological findings were failed to detect a cardiac abnormality in the study group (p=0.0426). However, a significant a cardiac abnormality was observed in elastic modulus values in the study group (p<0.0001 q=4.121). During follow-up, physicians were detected significant cardiovascular diseases in study group patients. Vascular ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive method of diagnostic technique and can increase the confidence of the diagnosis in cases of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Wei Hong
- Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Central Hospital of Huangshi, Huangshi 435000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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Effects of tibolone on fibrinogen and antithrombin III: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Pharmacol Res 2017; 124:64-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Akhter T, Wikström A, Larsson M, Larsson A, Wikström G, Naessen T. Association between angiogenic factors and signs of arterial aging in women with pre-eclampsia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2017; 50:93-99. [PMID: 27256927 PMCID: PMC5516159 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pre-eclampsia (PE) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. In cases with PE there is a substantial increase in levels of the antiangiogenic factor soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and decreased levels of the proangiogenic factor placental growth factor (PlGF). Elevated levels of sFlt-1 are also found in individuals with cardiovascular disease. The aims of this study were to assess levels of sFlt-1, PlGF and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and their correlation with signs of arterial aging by measuring the common carotid artery (CCA) intima and media thicknesses and their ratio (I/M ratio) in women with and without PE. METHODS Serum sFlt-1 and PlGF levels were measured using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits, and CCA intima and media thicknesses were estimated using high-frequency (22-MHz) ultrasonography in 55 women at PE diagnosis and in 64 women with normal pregnancy at a similar gestational age, with reassessment at 1 year postpartum. RESULTS During pregnancy, higher levels of sFlt-1, lower levels of PlGF, a thicker intima, a thinner media and a higher I/M ratio of the CCA were found in women with PE vs controls (all P < 0.0001). Further, sFlt-1 and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were positively correlated with intima thickness and I/M ratio (all P < 0.0001). At 1 year postpartum, levels of sFlt-1 and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio had decreased in both groups; however, their levels in the PE group were still higher than in the controls (P = 0.001 and < 0.0001, respectively). Levels of sFlt-1 and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio remained positively correlated with intima thickness and I/M ratio at 1 year postpartum. CONCLUSIONS Higher sFlt-1 levels and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in women with PE were positively associated with signs of arterial aging during pregnancy. At 1 year postpartum, sFlt-1 levels and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were still higher in the PE group and were associated with the degree of arterial aging. © 2016 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- T. Akhter
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Medical SciencesUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical SciencesUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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Bots ML, Evans GW, Tegeler CH, Meijer R. Carotid Intima-media Thickness Measurements: Relations with Atherosclerosis, Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Application in Randomized Controlled Trials. Chin Med J (Engl) 2017; 129:215-26. [PMID: 26830994 PMCID: PMC4799550 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.173500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Advances in the field of carotid ultrasound have been incremental, resulting in a steady decrease in measurement variability. Improvements in edge detection algorithms point toward increasing automation of CIMT measurements. The major advantage of CIMT is that it is completely noninvasive and can be repeated as often as required. It provides a continuous measure since all subjects have a measurable carotid wall. It is also relatively inexpensive to perform, and the technology is widely available. A graded relation between raising LDL cholesterol and increased CIMT is apparent. Increased CIMT has been shown consistently to relate the atherosclerotic abnormalities elsewhere in the arterial system. Moreover, increased CIMT predicts future vascular events in both populations from Caucasian ancestry and those from Asian ancestry. Furthermore, lipid‑lowering therapy has been shown to affect CIMT progression within 12–18 months in properly designed trials with results congruent with clinical events trials. In conclusion, when one wants to evaluate the effect of a pharmaceutical intervention that is to be expected to beneficially affect atherosclerosis progression and to reduce CV event risk, the use of CIMT measurements over time is a valid, suitable, and evidence‑based choice.
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- Michiel L Bots
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Formoso G, Perrone E, Maltoni S, Balduzzi S, Wilkinson J, Basevi V, Marata AM, Magrini N, D'Amico R, Bassi C, Maestri E. Short-term and long-term effects of tibolone in postmenopausal women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016; 10:CD008536. [PMID: 27733017 PMCID: PMC6458045 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008536.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tibolone is a synthetic steroid used for the treatment of menopausal symptoms, on the basis of short-term data suggesting its efficacy. We considered the balance between the benefits and risks of tibolone. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of tibolone for treatment of postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. SEARCH METHODS In October 2015, we searched the Gynaecology and Fertility Group (CGF) Specialised Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO (from inception), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and clinicaltrials.gov. We checked the reference lists in articles retrieved. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing tibolone versus placebo, oestrogens and/or combined hormone therapy (HT) in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures of The Cochrane Collaboration. Primary outcomes were vasomotor symptoms, unscheduled vaginal bleeding and long-term adverse events. We evaluated safety outcomes and bleeding in studies including women either with or without menopausal symptoms. MAIN RESULTS We included 46 RCTs (19,976 women). Most RCTs evaluated tibolone for treating menopausal vasomotor symptoms. Some had other objectives, such as assessment of bleeding patterns, endometrial safety, bone health, sexuality and safety in women with a history of breast cancer. Two included women with uterine leiomyoma or lupus erythematosus. Tibolone versus placebo Vasomotor symptomsTibolone was more effective than placebo (standard mean difference (SMD) -0.99, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.10 to -0.89; seven RCTs; 1657 women; moderate-quality evidence), but removing trials at high risk of attrition bias attenuated this effect (SMD -0.61, 95% CI -0.73 to -0.49; odds ratio (OR) 0.33, 85% CI 0.27 to 0.41). This suggests that if 67% of women taking placebo experience vasomotor symptoms, between 35% and 45% of women taking tibolone will do so. Unscheduled bleedingTibolone was associated with greater likelihood of bleeding (OR 2.79, 95% CI 2.10 to 3.70; nine RCTs; 7814 women; I2 = 43%; moderate-quality evidence). This suggests that if 18% of women taking placebo experience unscheduled bleeding, between 31% and 44% of women taking tibolone will do so. Long-term adverse eventsMost of the studies reporting these outcomes provided follow-up of two to three years (range three months to three years). Breast cancerWe found no evidence of differences between groups among women with no history of breast cancer (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.21 to 1.25; four RCTs; 5500 women; I2= 17%; very low-quality evidence). Among women with a history of breast cancer, tibolone was associated with increased risk (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.21 to 1.85; two RCTs; 3165 women; moderate-quality evidence). Cerebrovascular eventsWe found no conclusive evidence of differences between groups in cerebrovascular events (OR 1.74, 95% CI 0.99 to 3.04; four RCTs; 7930 women; I2 = 0%; very low-quality evidence). We obtained most data from a single RCT (n = 4506) of osteoporotic women aged 60 to 85 years, which was stopped prematurely for increased risk of stroke. Other outcomesEvidence on other outcomes was of low or very low quality, with no clear evidence of any differences between the groups. Effect estimates were as follows:• Endometrial cancer: OR 2.04, 95% CI 0.79 to 5.24; nine RCTs; 8504 women; I2 = 0%.• Cardiovascular events: OR 1.38, 95% CI 0.84 to 2.27; four RCTs; 8401 women; I2 = 0%.• Venous thromboembolic events: OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.37 to 1.97; 9176 women; I2 = 0%.• Mortality from any cause: OR 1.06, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.41; four RCTs; 8242 women; I2 = 0%. Tibolone versus combined HT Vasomotor symptomsCombined HT was more effective than tibolone (SMD 0.17, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.28; OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.66; nine studies; 1336 women; moderate-quality evidence). This result was robust to a sensitivity analysis that excluded trials with high risk of attrition bias, suggesting a slightly greater disadvantage of tibolone (SMD 0.25, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.41; OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.18 to 2.10). This suggests that if 7% of women taking combined HT experience vasomotor symptoms, between 8% and 14% of women taking tibolone will do so. Unscheduled bleedingTibolone was associated with a lower rate of bleeding (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.41; 16 RCTs; 6438 women; I2 = 72%; moderate-quality evidence). This suggests that if 47% of women taking combined HT experience unscheduled bleeding, between 18% and 27% of women taking tibolone will do so. Long-term adverse eventsMost studies reporting these outcomes provided follow-up of two to three years (range three months to three years). Evidence was of very low quality, with no clear evidence of any differences between the groups. Effect estimates were as follows:• Endometrial cancer: OR 1.47, 95% CI 0.23 to 9.33; five RCTs; 3689 women; I2 = 0%.• Breast cancer: OR 1.69, 95% CI 0.78 to 3.67; five RCTs; 4835 women; I2 = 0%.• Venous thromboembolic events: OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.09 to 2.14; four RCTs; 4529 women; I2 = 0%.• Cardiovascular events: OR 0.63, 95% CI 0.24 to 1.66; two RCTs; 3794 women; I2 = 0%.• Cerebrovascular events: OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.16 to 3.66; four RCTs; 4562 women; I2 = 0%.• Mortality from any cause: only one event reported (two RCTs; 970 women). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Moderate-quality evidence suggests that tibolone is more effective than placebo but less effective than HT in reducing menopausal vasomotor symptoms, and that tibolone is associated with a higher rate of unscheduled bleeding than placebo but with a lower rate than HT.Compared with placebo, tibolone increases recurrent breast cancer rates in women with a history of breast cancer, and may increase stroke rates in women over 60 years of age. No evidence indicates that tibolone increases the risk of other long-term adverse events, or that it differs from HT with respect to long-term safety.Much of the evidence was of low or very low quality. Limitations included high risk of bias and imprecision. Most studies were financed by drug manufacturers or failed to disclose their funding source.
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- Giulio Formoso
- Emilia‐Romagna Health and Welfare Directorate, Community Care Department, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices AreaViale Aldo Moro 21BolognaItaly40127
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- University of BolognaDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences ‐ DIBINEM ‐ School of Hygiene and Preventive MedicineVia San Giacomo 12BolognaBolognaItaly40126
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- Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regionale ‐ Regione Emilia‐RomagnaOsservatorio Regionale per l'InnovazioneViale Aldo Moro 21BolognaItaly40127
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- University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaCochrane Italy, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health MedicineVia del Pozzo 71ModenaItaly41124
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreBiostatistics, Institute of Population HealthClinical Sciences Building Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust HospitalStott Lane, SalfordManchesterUKM6 8HD
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- Documentation Center on Perinatal and Reproductive HealthEmilia‐Romagna Health and Welfare Directorate, Community Care DepartmentBolognaItaly
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- Emilia‐Romagna Health and Welfare Directorate, Community Care Department, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices AreaViale Aldo Moro 21BolognaItaly40127
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- World Health OrganizationPolicy, Access and Use (PAU), Department of Essential Medicines and Health ProductsAvenue Appia 20GenevaSwitzerland1211 GENEVA 27
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- University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaCochrane Italy, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health MedicineVia del Pozzo 71ModenaItaly41124
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- Biblioteca Medica Interaziendale IRCCS – Arcispedale Santa Maria NuovaViale Augusto Murri, 9Reggio EmiliaItaly42123
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- Emilia‐Romagna Health and Welfare Directorate, Community Care Department, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices AreaViale Aldo Moro 21BolognaItaly40127
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Boardman HMP, Hartley L, Eisinga A, Main C, Roqué i Figuls M, Bonfill Cosp X, Gabriel Sanchez R, Knight B. Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015:CD002229. [PMID: 25754617 PMCID: PMC10183715 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002229.pub4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence from systematic reviews of observational studies suggests that hormone therapy may have beneficial effects in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease events in post-menopausal women, however the results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have had mixed results. This is an updated version of a Cochrane review published in 2013. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of hormone therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women, and whether there are differential effects between use in primary or secondary prevention. Secondary aims were to undertake exploratory analyses to (i) assess the impact of time since menopause that treatment was commenced (≥ 10 years versus < 10 years), and where these data were not available, use age of trial participants at baseline as a proxy (≥ 60 years of age versus < 60 years of age); and (ii) assess the effects of length of time on treatment. SEARCH METHODS We searched the following databases on 25 February 2014: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and LILACS. We also searched research and trials registers, and conducted reference checking of relevant studies and related systematic reviews to identify additional studies. SELECTION CRITERIA RCTs of women comparing orally administered hormone therapy with placebo or a no treatment control, with a minimum of six months follow-up. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed study quality and extracted data. We calculated risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each outcome. We combined results using random effects meta-analyses, and undertook further analyses to assess the effects of treatment as primary or secondary prevention, and whether treatment was commenced more than or less than 10 years after menopause. MAIN RESULTS We identified six new trials through this update. Therefore the review includes 19 trials with a total of 40,410 post-menopausal women. On the whole, study quality was good and generally at low risk of bias; the findings are dominated by the three largest trials. We found high quality evidence that hormone therapy in both primary and secondary prevention conferred no protective effects for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, angina, or revascularisation. However, there was an increased risk of stroke in those in the hormone therapy arm for combined primary and secondary prevention (RR 1.24, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.41). Venous thromboembolic events were increased (RR 1.92, 95% CI 1.36 to 2.69), as were pulmonary emboli (RR 1.81, 95% CI 1.32 to 2.48) on hormone therapy relative to placebo.The absolute risk increase for stroke was 6 per 1000 women (number needed to treat for an additional harmful outcome (NNTH) = 165; mean length of follow-up: 4.21 years (range: 2.0 to 7.1)); for venous thromboembolism 8 per 1000 women (NNTH = 118; mean length of follow-up: 5.95 years (range: 1.0 to 7.1)); and for pulmonary embolism 4 per 1000 (NNTH = 242; mean length of follow-up: 3.13 years (range: 1.0 to 7.1)).We performed subgroup analyses according to when treatment was started in relation to the menopause. Those who started hormone therapy less than 10 years after the menopause had lower mortality (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.95, moderate quality evidence) and coronary heart disease (composite of death from cardiovascular causes and non-fatal myocardial infarction) (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.96; moderate quality evidence), though they were still at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (RR 1.74, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.73, high quality evidence) compared to placebo or no treatment. There was no strong evidence of effect on risk of stroke in this group. In those who started treatment more than 10 years after the menopause there was high quality evidence that it had little effect on death or coronary heart disease between groups but there was an increased risk of stroke (RR 1.21, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.38, high quality evidence) and venous thromboembolism (RR 1.96, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.80, high quality evidence). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Our review findings provide strong evidence that treatment with hormone therapy in post-menopausal women overall, for either primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events has little if any benefit and causes an increase in the risk of stroke and venous thromboembolic events.
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- Henry M P Boardman
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, OX3 9DU
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Värri M, Tuomainen TP, Honkanen R, Rikkonen T, Niskanen L, Kröger H, Tuppurainen MT. Carotid intima-media thickness and calcification in relation to bone mineral density in postmenopausal women—The OSTPRE-BBA study. Maturitas 2014; 78:304-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Araujo AB, Chiu GR, Christian JB, Kim HY, Evans WJ, Clark RV. Longitudinal changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular events in older adults. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 80:662-70. [PMID: 23550894 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE While low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, there are limited data evaluating the association of longitudinal change in HDL-C with CV event risk in older populations. The aim of this study was to examine the association between within-subject changes in HDL-C levels and CV events in an older population. DESIGN Observational cohort study. PATIENTS 1293 men and 1422 women age ≥50 years, with ≥2 consecutive HDL measurements, and no prior CVD as part of Framingham Offspring Study. MEASUREMENTS A clinical CV event was defined as the first occurrence of any of the following: coronary heart disease (coronary death, myocardial infarction, coronary insufficiency and angina), cerebrovascular event, peripheral artery disease or heart failure. RESULTS Median total follow-up time across subjects was 9·6 years. Change in HDL-C was evaluated as between-exam (approximately 3·5 years) percentage change in HDL-C, categorized as ≥10% decrease, <10% change (stable) and ≥10% increase. Crude and adjusted sex-specific Cox hazards regression models with change in HDL-C as a time-dependent covariate quantified the association with CV events. Mean baseline age of the analysis sample was 53 years. There were 233 and 111 CV events among men and women, respectively. Change in HDL-C was not significantly associated with CVD incidence in men or women, without or with adjustment for confounders including baseline HDL-C or use of relevant medications. CONCLUSION In conclusion, relatively short-term (3·5 years) changes in HDL-C levels do not affect CV events in men and women.
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- Andre B Araujo
- Department of Epidemiology, New England Research Institutes Inc., Watertown, MA, USA
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Furness S, Roberts H, Marjoribanks J, Lethaby A. Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women and risk of endometrial hyperplasia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 2012:CD000402. [PMID: 22895916 PMCID: PMC7039145 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000402.pub4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduced circulating estrogen levels around the time of the menopause can induce unacceptable symptoms that affect the health and well-being of women. Hormone therapy (both unopposed estrogen and estrogen/progestogen combinations) is an effective treatment for these symptoms, but is associated with risk of harms. Guidelines recommend that hormone therapy be given at the lowest effective dose and treatment should be reviewed regularly. The aim of this review is to identify the minimum dose(s) of progestogen required to be added to estrogen so that the rate of endometrial hyperplasia is not increased compared to placebo. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review is to assess which hormone therapy regimens provide effective protection against the development of endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group trials register (searched January 2012), The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2012), MEDLINE (1966 to January 2012), EMBASE (1980 to January 2012), Current Contents (1993 to May 2008), Biological Abstracts (1969 to 2008), Social Sciences Index (1980 to May 2008), PsycINFO (1972 to January 2012) and CINAHL (1982 to May 2008). Attempts were made to identify trials from citation lists of reviews and studies retrieved, and drug companies were contacted for unpublished data. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised comparisons of unopposed estrogen therapy, combined continuous estrogen-progestogen therapy, sequential estrogen-progestogen therapy with each other or placebo, administered over a minimum period of 12 months. Incidence of endometrial hyperplasia/carcinoma assessed by a biopsy at the end of treatment was a required outcome. Data on adherence to therapy, rates of additional interventions, and withdrawals owing to adverse events were also extracted. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS In this update, 46 studies were included. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated for dichotomous outcomes. The small numbers of studies in each comparison and the clinical heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis for many outcomes. MAIN RESULTS Unopposed estrogen is associated with increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia at all doses, and durations of therapy between one and three years. For women with a uterus the risk of endometrial hyperplasia with hormone therapy comprising low-dose estrogen continuously combined with a minimum of 1 mg norethisterone acetate (NETA) or 1.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is not significantly different from placebo at two years (1 mg NETA: OR 0.04; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0 to 2.8; 1.5 mg MPA: no hyperplasia events). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women with an intact uterus should comprise both estrogen and progestogen to reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia.
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- Susan Furness
- Cochrane Oral Health Group, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Morais-Socorro M, Cavalcanti MA, Martins R, Neto Francisco P, Rezende A, Azevedo G, Almeida M. Safety and efficacy of tibolone and menopausal transition: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Gynecol Endocrinol 2012; 28:483-7. [PMID: 22132809 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2011.634937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Tibolone use during the menopausal transition (MT). METHODS Sixty-five healthy women aged 40-55 years (48.5 ± 3.5 years) were recruited for a randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Thirty participants were recruited to receive oral Tibolone 2.5 mg/day - Tibolone Group (TG), and 35 participants were assigned to the Placebo Group (PG), which received one capsule of lactose/day. Both groups were treated for 12 consecutive weeks. The Blatt-Kupperman Menopausal Index (KMI) and the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) were used. The glycaemic and lipid profiles, biochemical measures of hepatic function and endometrial thickness were measured for safety. A daily registry of complaints related to the treatment was maintained, and anthropometric measures were obtained to assess tolerability. RESULTS A total of 57 women completed the study. After 12 weeks of Tibolone use, the total score and percentage of the KMI and GCS were significantly decreased compared to baseline, which reflected the efficacy of the treatment of climacteric symptoms. The improvement in blood biochemistry, endometrial atrophy and maintenance of the anthropometrical measures reflected the safety of Tibolone use. The absence of serious side effects demonstrated good tolerability for Tibolone use. CONCLUSIONS The results showed good efficacy, tolerability and safety of Tibolone use during the MT.
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- Maria Morais-Socorro
- Maternity Januário Cicco, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, School, Natal, Brazil.
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Maclaran K, Stevenson JC. Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with HRT. WOMENS HEALTH 2012; 8:63-74. [DOI: 10.2217/whe.11.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Prevention of cardiovascular disease has increasingly important health implications as our population ages. Menopause is associated with the development of cardiovascular risk factors and there are many plausible biological mechanisms through which estrogen may confer cardiovascular protection. Despite a wealth of observational data to support the use of estrogen, large randomized controlled trials failed to demonstrate a benefit. It is now becoming clearer that the beneficial cardiovascular effects of estrogen are greatest in younger women and those closest to menopause. This has led to the development of the timing hypothesis. Use of age-appropriate estrogen doses is crucial to maximize cardiovascular benefits while minimizing risk of adverse effects such as venous thromboembolism and stroke.
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- Imperial College London, London, UK
- Nations Heart & Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK
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Schanberg LE, Sandborg C, Barnhart HX, Ardoin SP, Yow E, Evans GW, Mieszkalski KL, Ilowite NT, Eberhard A, Imundo LF, Kimura Y, von Scheven E, Silverman E, Bowyer SL, Punaro M, Singer NG, Sherry DD, McCurdy D, Klein-Gitelman M, Wallace C, Silver R, Wagner-Weiner L, Higgins GC, Brunner HI, Jung L, Soep JB, Reed AM, Provenzale J, Thompson SD. Use of atorvastatin in systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adolescents. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2012; 64:285-96. [PMID: 22031171 PMCID: PMC4074430 DOI: 10.1002/art.30645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Statins reduce atherosclerosis and cardiovascular morbidity in the general population, but their efficacy and safety in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are unknown. This study was undertaken to determine the 3-year efficacy and safety of atorvastatin in preventing subclinical atherosclerosis progression in pediatric-onset SLE. METHODS A total of 221 participants with pediatric SLE (ages 10-21 years) from 21 North American sites were enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus study, a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, between August 2003 and November 2006 with 36-month followup. Participants were randomized to receive atorvastatin (n=113) or placebo (n=108) at 10 or 20 mg/day depending on weight, in addition to usual care. The primary end point was progression of mean-mean common carotid intima-media thickening (CIMT) measured by ultrasound. Secondary end points included other segment/wall-specific CIMT measures, lipid profile, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level, and SLE disease activity and damage outcomes. RESULTS Progression of mean-mean common CIMT did not differ significantly between treatment groups (0.0010 mm/year for atorvastatin versus 0.0024 mm/year for placebo; P=0.24). The atorvastatin group achieved lower hsCRP (P=0.04), total cholesterol (P<0.001), and low-density lipoprotein (P<0.001) levels compared with placebo. In the placebo group, CIMT progressed significantly across all CIMT outcomes (0.0023-0.0144 mm/year; P<0.05). Serious adverse events and critical safety measures did not differ between groups. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that routine statin use over 3 years has no significant effect on subclinical atherosclerosis progression in young SLE patients; however, further analyses may suggest subgroups that would benefit from targeted statin therapy. Atorvastatin was well tolerated without safety concerns.
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- L E Schanberg
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Association of menopause and hormone replacement therapy with large artery remodeling. Fertil Steril 2011; 96:1445-50. [PMID: 21982290 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the remodeling of large arteries according to age at menopause, duration of menopause, and use of hormone therapy (HT). DESIGN A cross-sectional study consisting of baseline measurements of a multicentric randomized trial were used to evaluate arterial parameters. SETTING The study was conducted in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in academic hospitals and private clinics. PATIENT(S) Postmenopausal women (n = 538) with mild hypercholesterolemia. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), central pulse pressure, and aortic stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity) were measured and centrally controlled for quality. Multivariate regression analysis was used to assess the possible covariates associated with arterial parameters. RESULT(S) Women were 58 ± 6 (mean ± SD) years of age with an age of 50 ± 5 at menopause and a mean duration of menopause of 8 ± 7 years. Lower age at menopause, time since menopause, and absence of HT use were independently associated with worsening of the arterial parameters. After multivariate analysis, HT was associated with a lower CCA-IMT (-40 μm [range -64 to -1]), whereas lower age at menopause and menopause duration were respectively associated with a CCA-IMT increase (25 μm/5 y and 27 μm/5 y). Similarly, values of central pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity were lower in HT users (-3.1 mm Hg [-5.1 to -0.9] and -0.31 m/s [-0.63 to -0.02], respectively) but worsened with age at menopause and menopause duration. CONCLUSION(S) The age at menopause, the time since menopause, and the use of HT are independently associated with the thickening and stiffening of the large arteries. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT00163163.
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Peters SA, den Ruijter HM, Bots ML. Attenuation of Rate of Change in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness by Lipid-Modifying Drugs. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2011; 11:253-63. [DOI: 10.2165/11591960-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tajik P, Meijer R, Duivenvoorden R, Peters SAE, Kastelein JJ, Visseren FJ, Crouse JR, Palmer MK, Raichlen JS, Grobbee DE, Bots ML. Asymmetrical distribution of atherosclerosis in the carotid artery: identical patterns across age, race, and gender. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2011; 19:687-97. [PMID: 21613319 DOI: 10.1177/1741826711410821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Small autopsy studies and clinical practice indicated that carotid atherosclerosis develops in an asymmetrical helical pattern coinciding with regions of low shear stress. We investigated the distribution of carotid atherosclerosis as determined by maximum carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), to assess if we could confirm this atherosclerotic configuration across various populations with different cardiovascular risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We used the individual baseline CIMT data from 3364 subjects from four recent international multicentre randomized controlled trials in which the carotid artery was systematically examined using the same ultrasound protocol and method to quantify CIMT. For each subject, circumferential information on the maximum CIMT of the left and right carotid arteries was obtained for the common carotid, bifurcation, and internal carotid artery segments. In each segment (common, bifurcation, internal), mixed modelling was used to study the differences in CIMT between angles, sides, gender, age, race, and studies. Each segment showed a different circumferential CIMT pattern. In all segments there were statistically significant differences between maximum CIMT across circumferential angles (p < 0.001); on average CIMT was highest in the posteromedial wall of the bifurcation and internal carotid segments and in the anterolateral wall of the common carotid segment. This asymmetric circumferential pattern was found to be identical in men and women, in young and old age, in different race groups, and across the studies. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed the asymmetrical helix-like distribution of atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries and expand the evidence by showing that the atherosclerotic configuration is similar across populations with different vascular risks and across gender, age, and race. This has implications for future design of carotid ultrasound studies, as the angle of insonation is an important predictor of maximum CIMT.
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- Parvin Tajik
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Biglia N, Maffei S, Lello S, Nappi RE. Tibolone in postmenopausal women: a review based on recent randomised controlled clinical trials. Gynecol Endocrinol 2010; 26:804-14. [PMID: 20586550 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.495437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIM To critically discuss the use of tibolone (T), in light of a series of very recent double-blind placebo (PL) controlled trials (LISA, LIFT, OPAL, THEBES, LIBERATE) conducted worldwide in a large number of postmenopausal women (PMW). METHODS The most relevant publications on T therapy in PMW were considered with emphasis on menopausal symptoms, quality of life, sexuality, bone, cardiovascular system (CVS) and oncologic risk. RESULTS T significantly relieves climacteric symptoms and improves mood and sexual well-being (LISA). T is as effective as estrogen-progestin therapy in preventing bone loss and reducing the relative risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures (LIFT). By using surrogate endpoints of the individual risks for the CVS, studies show mixed results, but a favourable effect on acute miocardial infarction and thromboembolism has been documented (THEBES, LIFT, OPAL). Although findings about endometrial and colon cancer are reassuring, conclusive data on breast cancer risk with T are not available and an increased risk of recurrence in women with previous breast cancer emerged (LIBERATE). CONCLUSIONS T is effective in treating menopausal syndrome with a good tolerability profile. In spite of some unsolved issues in term of safety, T is still a good treatment option for early PMW.
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- Gynecological Oncology Department, University of Turin, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Tibolone, which is indicated for the relief of climacteric symptoms and the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, has a tissue-specific mode of action different to that of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A large proportion of Asian postmenopausal women experience symptoms that most frequently include musculoskeletal pain, insomnia, forgetfulness, hot flushes and sexual dysfunction, and there is a need to address their specific requirements. Recent studies show that, in comparison to HRT, tibolone is as effective in alleviating menopausal symptoms and preventing bone loss, has a greater positive effect on sexual dysfunction and is associated with less vaginal bleeding, but it is rarely mentioned in guidelines for menopausal treatment. Levels of awareness amongst women about treatments for menopausal symptoms vary between Asian countries but, even in countries where awareness is high, HRT usage is much lower than in the West. To provide a practical approach to the use of tibolone in Asian postmenopausal women, a panel of experts in the management of menopause from 11 Asia Pacific countries has developed recommendations for its use, based on the evidence from clinical studies published since 2005. However, as much of the clinical data reviewed are from international studies, the recommendations and the treatment algorithm presented here are widely applicable.
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- K-E Huang
- Center for Menopause and Reproductive Medicine Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123 Ta Pei Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kim SM, Kim SH, Lee JR, Jee BC, Ku SY, Suh CS, Choi YM, Kim JG, Moon SY. The effects of hormone therapy on metabolic risk factors in postmenopausal Korean women. Climacteric 2010; 14:66-74. [PMID: 20649504 DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2010.498593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Korean postmenopausal women and to investigate the effect of hormone therapy status and reproductive characteristics on body composition and MetS risk factors. STUDY DESIGN We performed a cross-sectional study involving a cohort of 2005 postmenopausal Korean women. We defined MetS using the modified National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria proposed by the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines. The criteria for abdominal obesity were adopted from the cut-offs suggested by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. Participants with three or more of the following conditions were classified as having MetS: waist circumference ≥ 85 cm; blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg; fasting plasma triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl; high density lipoprotein cholesterol < 50 mg/dl; glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl and/or receiving treatment for their condition. RESULTS The prevalence of MetS was 22.1% in the study population and increased with age. After adjusting for age and related reproductive characteristics, it was found that ever-use of hormone therapy (prior or current) was associated with decreased risk of postmenopausal MetS. Among individual risk factors for MetS, current hormone therapy seemed to be associated with decreased prevalence of abdominal obesity and better glucose metabolism and prior use of hormone therapy were associated with lower risk of abdominal obesity and high blood pressure. CONCLUSION Postmenopausal hormone therapy is associated with decreased risk of MetS in postmenopausal Korean women.
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- S M Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Dogan S, Duivenvoorden R, Grobbee DE, Kastelein JJP, Shear CL, Evans GW, Visseren FL, Bots ML. Completeness of carotid intima media thickness measurements depends on body composition: the RADIANCE 1 and 2 trials. J Atheroscler Thromb 2010; 17:526-35. [PMID: 20228610 DOI: 10.5551/jat.3269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIM Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) differ considerably with regard to the inclusion of the number of carotid segments and angles used. Detailed information on the completeness of CIMT information is often lacking in published reports, and at most, overall percentages are presented. We therefore decided to study the completeness of CIMT measurements and its relation with vascular risk factors using data from two CIMT intervention studies: one among familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients, the Rating Atherosclerotic Disease change by Imaging With A New CETP Inhibitor (RADIANCE 1), and one among mixed dyslipidemia (MD) patients, the Rating Atherosclerotic Disease change by Imaging With A New CETP Inhibitor (RADIANCE 2). METHODS We used baseline ultrasound scans from the RADIANCE 1 (n=872) and RADIANCE 2 (n=752) studies. CIMT images were recorded for 12 artery-wall combinations (near and far walls of the left and right common carotid artery (CCA), bifurcation (BIF) and internal carotid artery (ICA) segments) at 4 set angles, resulting in 48 possible measurements per patient. The presence or absence of CIMT measurements was assessed per artery-wall combination and per angle. The relation between completeness and patient characteristics was evaluated with logistic regression analysis. RESULTS In 89% of the FH patients, information on CIMT could be obtained on all twelve carotid segments, and in 7.6%, eleven segments had CIMT information (nearly complete 96.6%). For MD patients this was 74.6% and 17.9%, respectively (nearly complete: 92.5%). Increased body mass index and increased waist circumference were significantly (p=0.01) related to less complete data in FH patients. For MD patients, relations were seen with increased waist circumference (p<0.01). Segment-specific data indicated that in FH patients, completeness was less for the near wall of the left (96%) and right internal carotid artery (94%) as compared to other segments (all >98%). In MD patients, completeness was lower for the near wall of both the right and left carotid arteries: 86.0% and 90.8%, respectively, as compared to other segments (all >97%). CONCLUSIONS With the current ultrasound protocols it is possible to obtain a very high level of completeness. Apart from the population studied, body mass index and waist circumference are important in achieving complete CIMT measurements.
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- Soner Dogan
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Benster B, Carey A, Wadsworth F, Griffin M, Nicolaides A, Studd J. Double-blind placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of pro-juven progesterone cream on atherosclerosis and bone density. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 15:100-6. [DOI: 10.1258/mi.2009.009017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective To establish whether treatment for three years with pro-juven progesterone cream affects progression of atherosclerotic plaques or bone density in postmenopausal women. Design Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Sample One hundred and thirty-one healthy postmenopausal women aged between 50 and 75 years with at least one asymptomatic arterial plaque visible on ultrasound of the carotid or femoral bifurcation. Methods Women were randomly allocated to receive pro-juven progesterone cream, 20 mg twice daily, or placebo, for three years. Main outcome measure Rate of change of plaque thickness, intima-media thickness and bone density of lumbar spine and femoral neck. Results There was no difference between the groups. Conclusion Pro-juven progesterone cream 20 mg twice daily did not affect progression of asymptomatic atherosclerosis or deterioration in bone density over three years.
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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Törmälä R, Appt S, Clarkson TB, Mueck AO, Seeger H, Mikkola TS, Ylikorkala O. Impact of soy supplementation on sex steroids and vascular inflammation markers in postmenopausal women using tibolone: role of equol production capability. Climacteric 2009; 11:409-15. [DOI: 10.1080/13697130802251344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Christodoulakos GE, Lambrinoudaki IV, Creatsa MG, Economou EV, Siasou Z, Panoulis CP, Kalligerou I, Papadias C. Circulating levels of atherogenesis-associated adipocytokines and apoptotic markers are differentially influenced by hormone therapy, tibolone and raloxifene in healthy postmenopausal women. Climacteric 2009; 11:155-65. [DOI: 10.1080/13697130801954484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Keramaris NC, Christodoulakos GE, Lambrinoudaki IV, Dalamanga A, Alexandrou AP, Bramis J, Bastounis E, Creatsas GC. The differential effect of estrogen, estrogen–progestin and tibolone on coagulation inhibitors in postmenopausal women. Climacteric 2009; 10:400-7. [PMID: 17852143 DOI: 10.1080/13697130701624773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Hormone therapy increases the risk of venous thromboembolism, possibly through a negative effect on coagulation inhibitors. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of conjugated equine estrogens alone or in combination with medroxyprogesterone acetate, low-dose 17beta-estradiol combined with norethisterone acetate and tibolone on inhibitors of coagulation. METHODS Two hundred and sixteen postmenopausal women received orally either conjugated equine estrogens 0.625 mg (CEE, n=24) or tibolone 2.5 mg (n=24) or CEE+medroxyprogesterone acetate 5 mg (CEE/MPA, n=34) or 17beta-estradiol 1 mg+norethisterone acetate 0.5 mg (E2/NETA, n=66) or no therapy (control, n=68) for 12 months. Plasma antithrombin, protein C and total protein S were measured at baseline and at 12 months. RESULTS CEE, CEE/MPA and E2/NETA treatment were associated with a significant decrease in antithrombin levels (CEE: baseline 235.6+/-47.6 mg/l, follow-up 221.3+/-48.3 mg/l, p=0.0001; CEE/MPA: baseline 251.1+/-38.6 mg/l, follow-up 225.0+/-42.6 mg/l, p=0.009; E2/NETA: baseline 257.1+/-59.4 mg/l, follow-up 227.1+/-50.4 mg/l, p=0.007; tibolone: baseline 252.6+/-62.4 mg/l, follow-up 261.9+/-59.1 mg/l, p=0.39). Protein C decreased significantly in the CEE and CEE/MPA groups (CEE: baseline 3.64+/-1.17 mg/l, follow-up 2.48+/-1.47 mg/l, p=0.004; CEE/MPA: baseline 3.24+/-1.23 mg/l, follow-up 2.61+/-1.38 mg/l, p=0.001; E2/NETA: baseline 3.24+/-1.10 mg/l, follow-up, 3.15+/-1.11 mg/l, p=0.08; tibolone: baseline 3.26+/-1.25 mg/l, follow-up 3.09+/-1.32 mg/l, p=0.37). Protein S decreased significantly only in the CEE/MPA group (CEE: baseline 19.4+/-2.76 mg/l, follow-up 18.0+/-2.45 mg/l, p=0.56; CEE/MPA: baseline 18.4+/-3.42 mg/l, follow-up 14.5+/-3.43 mg/l, p=0.005; E2/NETA: baseline 19.0+/-3.11 mg/l, follow-up 19.5+/-3.43 mg/l, p=0.18; tibolone: baseline 18.5+/-3.09 mg/l, follow-up 18.0+/-4.09 mg/l, p=0.32). CONCLUSIONS Estrogen and estrogen-progestin therapy are associated with a reduction in coagulation inhibitors, the extent of which depends on the regimen administered. Tibolone appears to have no effect on inhibitors of coagulation.
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- Vascular Clinic, 1st Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Schanberg LE, Sandborg C, Barnhart HX, Ardoin SP, Yow E, Evans GW, Mieszkalski KL, Ilowite NT, Eberhard A, Levy DM, Kimura Y, von Scheven E, Silverman E, Bowyer SL, Punaro L, Singer NG, Sherry DD, McCurdy D, Klein-Gitelman M, Wallace C, Silver R, Wagner-Weiner L, Higgins GC, Brunner HI, Jung L, Soep JB, Reed A. Premature atherosclerosis in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: risk factors for increased carotid intima-media thickness in the atherosclerosis prevention in pediatric lupus erythematosus cohort. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:1496-507. [PMID: 19404953 DOI: 10.1002/art.24469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis in a population of patients with pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS In a prospective multicenter study, a cohort of 221 patients underwent baseline measurements of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as part of the Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus (APPLE) trial. SLE disease measures, medications, and traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis were assessed. A standardized protocol was used to assess the thickness of the bilateral common carotid arteries and the mean maximal IMT of 12 segments. Univariable analysis identified potential associations with CIMT, which were examined in multivariable linear regression modeling. RESULTS Based on the mean-mean common or the mean-max CIMT as the dependent variable, univariable analysis showed significant associations of the following variables with increased CIMT: increasing age, longer SLE duration, minority status, higher body mass index (BMI), male sex, increased creatinine clearance, higher lipoprotein(a) level, proteinuria, azathioprine treatment, and prednisone dose. In multivariable modeling, both azathioprine use (P=0.005 for the mean-mean model and P=0.102 for the mean-max model) and male sex (P<0.001) were associated with increases in the mean-max CIMT. A moderate dosage of prednisone (0.15-0.4 mg/kg/day) was associated with decreases in the mean-max CIMT (P=0.024), while high-dose and low-dose prednisone were associated with increases in the mean-mean common CIMT (P=0.021) and the mean-max CIMT (P=0.064), respectively. BMI (P<0.001) and creatinine clearance (P=0.031) remained associated with increased mean-mean common CIMT, while increasing age (P<0.001) and increasing lipoprotein(a) level (P=0.005) were associated with increased mean-max CIMT. CONCLUSION Traditional as well as nontraditional risk factors were associated with increased CIMT in this cohort of patients in the APPLE trial. Azathioprine treatment was associated with increased CIMT. The relationship between CIMT and prednisone dose may not be linear.
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Dogan S, Plantinga Y, Evans GW, Meijer R, Grobbee DE, Bots ML. Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: a post-hoc analysis of the OPAL study. Curr Med Res Opin 2009; 25:109-22. [PMID: 19210144 DOI: 10.1185/03007990802589727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) differ in the number of carotid walls, segments and angles measured. No published evidence is available to help decide which approach is best, i.e. the most reproducible and providing the largest CIMT progression rate measured with highest precision. We compared different ultrasound protocols in a post-hoc analysis in the 'Osteoporosis Prevention and Arterial effects of tiboLone' (OPAL) study, a 3-year randomized controlled trial among healthy postmenopausal women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Based on combinations of 60 CIMT measurements per participant (two sides, two walls, three segments, five angles), 66 theoretical protocols were constructed. Each protocol was assessed and ranked on: (1) reproducibility (intra-class correlation (ICC), mean difference of duplicate scans) and (2) CIMT progression rate and its precision (standard error) in the placebo group. RESULTS Duplicate scans at baseline and end of study were available for 675 women (89% of 759 subjects). ICC ranged from 0.69 to 0.88. Mean difference in CIMT of duplicate scans and its standard deviation, ranged from 0.0010 to 0.0137 mm and from 0.0561 to 0.1770, respectively. CIMT rate of progression ranged from -0.0001 to 0.0113 mm/year. The protocols with highest reproducibility and highest CIMT progression-precision were mean common CIMT protocols measuring both near and far wall at > or = 2 angles. The mean maximum protocol measuring three segments at > or = 2 angles performed best, yet with lower estimates as for common CIMT protocols. CONCLUSIONS In healthy middle-aged subjects mean common CIMT protocols that include measurements at both near and far walls at multiple (> or = 2) angles provide highest reproducibility combined with largest estimates of CIMT progression measured with high precision and are to be recommended in this population.
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (www.juliuscenter.nl), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hormone replacement therapy use and the risk of stroke. Maturitas 2008; 61:305-9. [PMID: 18996656 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Randomised trials reported an increase risk of stroke with an estrogen plus progestogen formulation of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A recent trial also reported an increased risk with tibolone, a selective tissue estrogenic activity regulator. METHODS We used the General Practice Research Database to conduct a case-control study within a cohort of women aged 50-79 between January 1987 and October 2006, without history of stroke prior to cohort entry. We identified all cases of stroke occurring during the study period and selected up to four controls matched to each case on age, general practice and year of start in the practice. Information on HRT use during the year preceding the index date was obtained. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the rate ratios of stroke associated with current use of the different HRTs. RESULTS The cohort included 870,286 women, of whom 15,710 experienced a stroke during follow-up and were matched to 59,958 controls. The adjusted rate ratio of stroke associated with current use of tibolone relative to non-use of HRT was 1.08 (95% CI: 0.82-1.44). The rate ratios with current use of estrogens alone and estrogen plus progestogen were 1.26 (95% CI: 1.10-1.45) and 1.19 (95% CI: 1.05-1.36) respectively. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence of an elevated risk of stroke associated with the use of tibolone, although the low number of subjects using tibolone does not permit to rule out a small risk. The small elevated risk of stroke with estrogens or estrogens plus progestogen is consistent with that reported in randomised trials.
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Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that is responsible for most cardiovascular events and stroke. Epidemiologic studies and intervention trials based on the incidence of acute vascular disease end points require years of follow-up, the participation of large populations, or both. As a consequence, such studies consume considerable time and financial resources. The use of surrogate markers, therefore, is of paramount relevance because it allows researchers to have reliable data in less time and from reduced populations. Intima-media thickness (IMT) measured by B-mode ultrasound is the most studied surrogate marker and has been validated by official medical agencies. In this article, we review the most important technical considerations related to its measurement and highlight issues that should be systematically addressed in IMT-related studies. In summary, the use of IMT as an end point in clinical studies is of great value, but several technical limitations might jeopardize its interpretation.
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Cummings SR, Ettinger B, Delmas PD, Kenemans P, Stathopoulos V, Verweij P, Mol-Arts M, Kloosterboer L, Mosca L, Christiansen C, Bilezikian J, Kerzberg EM, Johnson S, Zanchetta J, Grobbee DE, Seifert W, Eastell R. The effects of tibolone in older postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:697-708. [PMID: 18703472 PMCID: PMC3684062 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0800743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tibolone has estrogenic, progestogenic, and androgenic effects. Although tibolone prevents bone loss, its effects on fractures, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease are uncertain. METHODS In this randomized study, we assigned 4538 women, who were between the ages of 60 and 85 years and had a bone mineral density T score of -2.5 or less at the hip or spine or a T score of -2.0 or less and radiologic evidence of a vertebral fracture, to receive once-daily tibolone (at a dose of 1.25 mg) or placebo. Annual spine radiographs were used to assess for vertebral fracture. Rates of cardiovascular events and breast cancer were adjudicated by expert panels. RESULTS During a median of 34 months of treatment, the tibolone group, as compared with the placebo group, had a decreased risk of vertebral fracture, with 70 cases versus 126 cases per 1000 person-years (relative hazard, 0.55; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.41 to 0.74; P<0.001), and a decreased risk of nonvertebral fracture, with 122 cases versus 166 cases per 1000 person-years (relative hazard, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.58 to 0.93; P=0.01). The tibolone group also had a decreased risk of invasive breast cancer (relative hazard, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.80; P=0.02) and colon cancer (relative hazard, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.10 to 0.96; P=0.04). However, the tibolone group had an increased risk of stroke (relative hazard, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.14 to 4.23; P=0.02), for which the study was stopped in February 2006 at the recommendation of the data and safety monitoring board. There were no significant differences in the risk of either coronary heart disease or venous thromboembolism between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Tibolone reduced the risk of fracture and breast cancer and possibly colon cancer but increased the risk of stroke in older women with osteoporosis. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00519857.)
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- Steven R Cummings
- San Francisco Coordinating Center and the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, USA
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Appt SE, Törmälä R, Franke AA, Mikkola TS, Tikkanen MJ, Ylikorkala O, Clarkson TB. Soy-tibolone combination - effect on lipids in postmenopausal monkeys and women. Maturitas 2008; 60:216-22. [PMID: 18687539 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether co-administration of soy during tibolone treatment would prevent tibolone-induced dyslipoproteinemia in postmenopausal monkeys and women. METHODS Surgically postmenopausal cynomolgus monkeys (n = 18) were assigned randomly to one of four dietary regimens in a Latin Square crossover design, such that all animals received all diets for 14 weeks with a 4-week washout period: (1) casein/lactalbumin (CL); (2) tibolone (Tib, 1.25 mg/day women's equivalent); (3) soy (138 mg isoflavones/day women's equivalent); (4) Soy + Tib. Postmenopausal women on tibolone treatment were randomized to receive soy powder (52 g of soy protein containing 112 mg isoflavones) or placebo (containing 52 g of milk protein) daily in a crossover trial for 8 weeks with a 4-week washout period. RESULTS Monkeys given Tib alone had approximately 14% increase in plasma LDL + VLDL-C; whereas those given soy combined with tibolone had significant ( approximately 22%) reductions. Tib treated monkeys had reductions in plasma HDL-C of about 48% vs. no reductions in Soy + Tib. In postmenopausal women using tibolone, soy reduced plasma LDL-C concentrations by approximately 10% from baseline without a change in HDL-C. CONCLUSIONS Co-administration of soy during tibolone treatment improved the lipoprotein profile in both monkeys and women; however, the effects were more robust in monkeys.
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- Susan E Appt
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040, USA.
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Törmälä R, Appt S, Clarkson TB, Groop PH, Rönnback M, Ylikorkala O, Mikkola TS. Equol production capability is associated with favorable vascular function in postmenopausal women using tibolone; no effect with soy supplementation. Atherosclerosis 2007; 198:174-8. [PMID: 17961576 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Equol, a gut bacterial metabolite of isoflavone daidzein, may improve health through changes in vascular function and in estrogen metabolism. Tibolone, a synthetic steroid alternative for the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms, causes a different estrogenic milieu than estrogen and may affect vascular health. We studied the effects of equol production and soy supplementation on vascular function in postmenopausal women under long-term tibolone use. METHODS We screened 110 women using tibolone for 3-60 months for high equol production capacity with a one-week soy challenge. Twenty women with high equol production capacity (4-fold elevation in equol level) and 20 comparable control women without this capacity were treated in a randomized placebo-controlled cross-over trial with a soy drink (52 g of soy protein containing 112 mg of isoflavones) or placebo for 8 weeks. Arterial stiffness and endothelial function were assessed before and after soy and placebo supplementation with pulse-wave analysis. RESULTS Prior to soy supplementation arterial stiffness, expressed as augmentation index, was lower (p=0.01) in equol producers (25.9+/-1.1%) than non-equol producers (29.6+/-0.9%). Similarly, endothelial function index was better at baseline (p=0.009) in these women (72.3+/-5.3%) compared to women lacking equol production capacity (55.2+/-3.8%). Soy supplementation had no effect on arterial stiffness or endothelial function in either group. CONCLUSION In postmenopausal tibolone users, endogenous equol production capability is associated with favorable vascular function. This phenomenon was not affected by soy and thus, equol producing capacity may be an independent vascular health marker, at least in postmenopausal women using tibolone.
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- Riina Törmälä
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
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Campisi R, Marengo FD. Cardiovascular Effects of Tibolone: A Selective Tissue Estrogenic Activity Regulator. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 25:132-45. [PMID: 17614936 DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2007.00007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Traditionally, it was accepted that long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has a cardiovascular beneficial effect in postmenopausal women with and without coronary artery disease (CAD). However, randomized trials in postmenopausal women have not shown any benefit in either primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. Therefore, these findings have raised the question of whether traditional HRT (i.e., estrogen and progesterone) has a cardioprotective effect in women at risk for or with established CAD. Concerns about the use of conventional HRT have led to a search for alternatives. Tibolone is a synthetic compound with estrogenic, androgenic, and progestogenic properties that relieves climacteric symptoms and prevents postmenopausal bone loss. Tibolone possesses a tissue-selective mechanism of action that differs from that of estrogen and/or progestogen. Unlike these compounds, tibolone's metabolites play a central role in its mode of action. Tibolone is widely used for HRT. However, its clinical impact on cardiovascular disease is still under study. The current review focuses on the effects of tibolone on the cardiovascular system and discusses clinical investigations with this compound in postmenopausal women.
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- Roxana Campisi
- Fundación Centro Diagnóstico Nuclear and Instituto Argentino de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento S.A., Argentina.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the studies in humans of the relationship between hormone replacement therapy and coronary heart disease and stroke. RECENT FINDINGS Randomized controlled trial evidence of the effect of hormone replacement therapy on coronary heart disease, stroke and atherosclerosis comes from nine individual secondary prevention randomized controlled trials, four individual primary prevention randomized controlled trials and a pooled analysis of 22 randomized controlled trials that had primary aims to examine noncardiovascular outcomes but which reported cardiovascular events by randomized groups. With the exception of one small primary prevention randomized controlled trial that found a weak protective effect of hormone replacement therapy on the progression of carotid artery intima media thickness, all other randomized controlled trials have found hormone replacement therapy either increases the risk of cardiovascular disease or has no effect. SUMMARY Randomized controlled trial evidence conducted in a variety of populations suggests that hormone replacement therapy is not protective against the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke or progression of atherosclerosis. The prevention of cardiovascular disease in women, as in men, should focus on implementing effective methods of reducing smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and glucose intolerance.
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Bibliography. Current world literature. Women's health. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2006; 18:666-74. [PMID: 17099340 DOI: 10.1097/gco.0b013e328011ef42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Christodoulakos GE, Lambrinoudaki IV, Economou EV, Papadias C, Panoulis CP, Kouskouni EE, Vlachou SA, Creatsas GC. Differential effect of hormone therapy and tibolone on lipids, lipoproteins, and the atherogenic index of plasma. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006; 47:542-8. [PMID: 16680067 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000211747.16573.d5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of our study was to assess the effect of various regimens and doses of hormone therapy and tibolone on the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP). A total of 519 postmenopausal women attending our menopause clinic were studied in a prospective design. Women with climacteric symptoms were randomly assigned to receive 1 of the following regimens: tibolone 2.5 mg, conjugated equine estrogens 0.625 mg plus medroxyprogesterone acetate 5 mg (CEE/MPA), 17beta-estradiol 2 mg plus norethisterone acetate 1 mg (E2/NETA), or 17beta-estradiol 1 mg plus norethisterone acetate 0.5 mg (low E2/NETA). Serum parameters were assessed at baseline and after 6 months and included total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein A1 and apolipoprotein B. The AIP was assessed as the log (triglycerides [mmol/L]/HDL-C [mmol/L]). CEE/MPA treatment associated with lower mean LDL-C but higher mean triglyceride levels (-15.5 mg/dL +/- 3.6, P = 0.0001; 12.6 mg/dL +/- 4.8, P = 0.01). Furthermore, CEE/MPA treatment resulted in higher AIP levels (0.073 +/- 0.021, P = 0.001). On the contrary, both E2/NETA regimens and tibolone associated with lower mean triglyceride and HDL-C levels (E2/NETA, triglycerides: -9.8 mg/dL +/- 5.0, P = 0.049; HDL-C: -4.9 mg/dL +/- 1.8, P = 0.01, low E2/NETA triglycerides: -12.5 mg/dL +/- 4.1, P = 0.003; HDL-C: -4.7 mg/dL +/- 1.3, P = 0.001; tibolone, triglycerides: -21.9 mg/dL +/- 2.7, P = 0.0001; HDL-C: -12.7 mg/dL +/- 1.1, P = 0.0001). None of the 3 regimens had any effect on AIP. The effect of a particular regimen of hormone therapy on the lipid-lipoprotein profile differs depending on the parameter assessed. The use of unified markers such as AIP will be helpful in evaluating the overall effect of lipid-lipoprotein modulation on the cardiovascular system. In fact, the concurrent assessment of the therapy effect on both LDL-C and AIP may be more dependable in evaluating the cardiovascular impact of a given regimen.
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- George E Christodoulakos
- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Christodoulakos GE, Lambrinoudaki IV, Economou EV, Papadias C, Vitoratos N, Panoulis CP, Kouskouni EE, Vlachou SA, Creatsas GC. Circulating chemoattractants RANTES, negatively related to endogenous androgens, and MCP-1 are differentially suppressed by hormone therapy and raloxifene. Atherosclerosis 2006; 193:142-50. [PMID: 16842799 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2006] [Revised: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The cardinal role of chronic inflammation in the development of atherosclerosis is increasingly being recognized. Estrogens may prevent the evolution of atherosclerosis by suppressing immune response. Furthermore, the conflicting reports on the cardiovascular effects of hormone therapy between observational and clinical trials have triggered interest on the effect of alternative therapies on the cardiovascular system. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the effect of estrogen, estrogen-progestin, tibolone and raloxifene therapy on circulating markers of chemotaxis in healthy postmenopausal women. METHODS Eighty-eight postmenopausal women aged 44-62 years were randomly allocated to daily: (1) conjugated equine estrogens 0.625 mg (CEE), (2) 17beta-estradiol 1mg plus norethisterone acetate 0.5mg (E(2)/NETA), (3) tibolone 2.5mg, (4) raloxifene HCl 60 mg or (5) no treatment. Serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) were measured at baseline and at 3 months. RESULTS Endogenous testosterone and free androgen index (FAI) correlated negatively, while SHBG correlated positively with serum RANTES (testosterone: r=-0.27, p=0.033; FAI: r=-0.43, p=0.004: SHBG: r=0.34, p=0.026). Serum MCP-1 decreased significantly in the CEE group (baseline 125.3+/-51 pg/ml, 3 months 84.5+/-36.1 pg/ml, p=0.043), while no difference was detected between baseline and post-treatment levels in the other groups. Furthermore, a significant decrease in serum RANTES was observed at the end of 3 months only in the E2/NETA and the raloxifene group (E2/NETA baseline 8690.6+/-3880.0 pg/ml, 3 months 6894.0+/-1720.0 pg/ml, p=0.007; raloxifene baseline 9042.4+/-3765.6 pg/ml, 3 months 6718.1+/-2366.2 pg/ml, p=0.011). CONCLUSION Endogenous androgens may suppress chemotactic response. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and raloxifene may inhibit the expression of chemoattractant molecules and thus attenuate inflammation. The relevance of these findings in terms of clinically established caridoprotection remains to be clarified.
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- George E Christodoulakos
- 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Clarkson TB. Does tibolone exacerbate atherosclerosis?The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Editors of the European Heart Journal or of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 2006; 27:635-7. [PMID: 16415302 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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